Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-

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Name (Latin)
Broyles, William, Jr., 1944-
Other forms of name
Broyles, Bill, 1944 October 8-
Date of birth
1944-10-08
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 79164183
Wikidata: Q3568461
Library of congress: n 85139066
Sources of Information
  • His Brothers in arms, 1986:CIP t.p. (William Broyles, Jr.)
  • Cast away [VR] 2001, c2000:credits (writer, William Broyles, Jr.)
  • Internet movie database, Jan. 11, 2002:(William Broyles, Jr.; sometimes credited as William Broyles; b. 1944; founding editor of Texas monthly; former editor of Newsweek; film writer, 1980s-2000s; actor, 1990s)
  • His Cast away, 2001:t.p. (William Broyles, Jr.) p. 18 (Bill Broyles)
  • Wikipedia, viewed May 21, 2013(William Broyles, Jr.; redirected from Bill Broyles; William Dodson "Bill" Broyles, Jr.; b. Oct. 8, 1944, Houston, Texas; American screenwriter; B.A., history 1966, Rice University; M.A. politics, philosophy,a and economics, 1968, Oxford University; Marine Corps, 1969-1971; journalist and screenwriter)

Wikipedia description:

William Dodson Broyles Jr. (born October 8, 1944) is an American journalist, screenwriter and former United States Marine Corps officer. He created the television series China Beach (1988–91) and Six (2017–18), and wrote such films as Apollo 13 (1995), Cast Away (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), Unfaithful (2002), The Polar Express (2004), Jarhead (2005) and Flags of Our Fathers (2006). His work on Apollo 13 earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Broyles co-founded Texas Monthly magazine, and served as editor of Newsweek from 1982 to 1984.

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